plane tree model

Objectives: The student will…
• Demonstrate knowledge of actions that reveal consideration of the influences of the healthcare system on the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
• Analyze the impact of the health care system on the provision of safe, quality patient-centered care at the level of the work unit through the role of the professional nurse.
Systems Based Practice is defined by the Department of Health & Human Services as the provision of assessable, continuous, and coordinated person-centered care for persons….through a system that incorporates a team approach, health information technology, and shared decision making (www.hhs.gov).
This assignment gives you the opportunity to select from the following and write a 3-4 page (750-1000 word) paper about the healthcare system practice model that meets the stated objectives and criteria in the grading rubric.

Choose from the following list of possible system models:
• Medical Home in Accountable Care Organizations
• Progressive Patient Care Model
• Health Social Network
• Planetree Model
• Collaborative Care Model
• Other with permission of faculty

GRADING: The paper will be graded according to the rubric in the syllabus. Please review it carefully.

Defining Criteria:

Organization & Application of Systems Based Practice Knowledge: The paper presents information in logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence, and is clearly relevant to the topic and objectives.
The student must accurately and fully discuss the topic in addition to providing examples of how the system impacts the quality of care, client safety, and the role or potential role of the professional nurse in the model.
APA format, grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate, or with 0–minimal errors.
References/Resources Criteria: Support from the literature is present and includes a minimum of three scholarly in-text citation and matching references.
What is a scholarly resource?
a. A scholarly resource is one that comes from a professional, peer-reviewed publication (e.g., journals and government reports such as those from the FDA or CDC).
• Contains references for sources cited

• Written by a professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of the author(s)
• Is no more than 5 years old for clinical or research articles
• Reputable web sources

b. What is not considered a scholarly resource?
o Newspaper articles and layperson literature (Readers Digest, Healthy Life Magazine, Food and Fitness)
o Information from Wikipedia or any wiki
o Textbooks
o Non-governmental/non-professional website homepages
o Blogs

c. Are resources provided within the course acceptable sources (i.e., the readings for the week)?
• Not as a sole source within the paper. The textbook and/or assigned (required) articles for the week can be used, but other outside source must be cited for full credit. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources for the purpose of discussions.

d. Are websites acceptable as scholarly resources for discussions?
• Yes, if they are documents or data cited from credible websites. Credible websites usually end in .gov or .edu; however, some .org sites that belong to professional associations (for example, American Heart Association, National League for Nursing, American Diabetes Association, American Nurses Association) are also considered credible websites. Websites ending with .com are generally not to be used as scholarly resources.

•Objectives: The student will…
Demonstrate knowledge of actions that reveal consideration of the influences of the healthcare system on the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
Analyze the impact of the health care system on the provision of safe, quality patient-centered care at the level of the work unit through the role of the professional nurse.
Systems Based Practice is defined by the Department of Health & Human Services as the provision of assessable, continuous, and coordinated person-centered care for persons….through a system that incorporates a team approach, health information technology, and shared decision making (www.hhs.gov).
This assignment gives you the opportunity to select from the following and write a 3-4 page (750-1000 word) paper about the healthcare system practice model that meets the stated objectives and criteria in the grading rubric.
Choose from the following list of possible system models:

Planetree Model

Other with permission of faculty Strong introduction states the topic to be discussed.
• Ideas are exceptionally clear, logically grouped with excellent transition within paper.
• Accurate information and complete details provided.
• Length of paper is 3-4 pages (750-1000 words, not including title page and references)
• Conclusion summarizes the presentation.

RUBRIC FOR ASSIGNMENT :

• Applies the impact of systems-based knowledge/thinking of healthcare systems especially related to quality of care and client safety.
• Clearly describes 2 considerations how the model impacts the care of individual families, groups, and populations.
• Clearly describes 2 considerations of how the role of the professional nurse in the model impacts the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.

• APA format is used accurately and consistently throughout the paper and on the reference page.
• No spelling and grammar errors.

• Three or more scholarly resources within 5 years of publication.

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